Radio Shack PRO-94 - Searching for Frequencies

8/17/2015 EasiertoReadPro94ScannerManual
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 only20barsforapossiblemaximumof50frequencies.Ifthetrunkingsystemcontainsmorethan20frequencies,
somebarswillrepresentmorethanonefrequency.
 Onewillstayonindicatingthedatachannelfrequency.Otherswillappearanddisappearasactive
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orlockedoutfrequenciescome(appear)andgo(disappear).Theonethatblinksisthefrequencybeing
heard.
 IfbarsappearwithoutanytalkgroupIDslockedoutandnoaudioisheard,thentheyareprobably
 telephoneinterconnectorprivatecallswhichthescannerdoesnotreceive.
 IfthescannerisholdingonanIDwhichisnotbeingused,theotheractivitybarsturnonandoffas
 otherfrequenciesusethesystem.
 IntheServiceBandsearchmode:willappearabovetheservicebandbeingsearched.
MorE  indicateseitheraMotorola(M)trunkingsystemorEDACS(E)systemintrunkingmode.
HYPER  appearswhenscanning;whileHypersearchisactiveduringadirectorlimitsearch.
WXHAM
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MRNAIRPOLappearsduringaservicebanksearchwithanactivitybarabovethecurrentservicebankbeing
searched.
ALERT  appearswhentheSAMEweatheralertisturnedon,orflasheswhenthescannerdetectsanalertcodedsignal.
BATT.Loblinkswhenthescanner'sbatteryislow.
K/Lappearswhenyoulockthekeypad.
888displaysthechannelnumbersinmanualandprogrammodes;
 displaysalertlevelswhenSAMEalertisreceived;
 blinkschannelactivitybarnumberofdatafrequencywhentrunkingandwaitingforID;
 showschannelactivitybarnumberassociatedwithdisplayedtalkgroupID;
 showsthetalkgroupIDnumberinthetalkgroupIDlistwhentrunkscanning.
appearswhenyouselectaprioritychannelortalkgroupID;whenpriorityisturnedonduringscanningortrunkscanning.
CHappearswithanumbertoitslefttoindicatetowhichchannelthescanneristunedto.
1888.8885MHz–showsfrequenciesinscanandmanualmodes;showsERRORandothertextmessages;showsmonitored
talkgroupIDswhiletrunking;showswhentrunking.
SCANappearswhenyouscanchannelsinscanmodeandwhentrunkscanningtalkgroupIDs.
MANappearsinmanualmode;intrunkscanningmodewhileatalkgroupIDisbeingheldwithholdbutton.
PGMappearsinprogrammodewhenyouprogramfrequencies,prioritychannels,limitsearches,trunkingsystems,fleetmaps,
talkgroupIDsormovemonitormemoriesorIDs.
PRIappearswhenthepriorityfeatureisturnedon.
L/Oappearswhenalockedoutchannelorfrequencyisdisplayed.
DLYappearswhenyouturnthedelayfeatureon.
HOLDappearsduringlimit,direct,andservicesearchesafterholdbuttonhasbeenpressed;whenatalkgroupIDisheldwhile
trunking;blinkswhentalkgroupIDhasbeenenteredintrunkingmode.
DATAappearswhenthedataskipfunctionisactiveinscanningmode;appearswhentheMotoroladisconnectToneDetect
functionisoffinthetrunkingmode.
appearswhenthebatterysavefunctionisactive.
or appearduringalimit,direct,orservicesearch,indicatingthesearchdirection.
SEARCHappearsduringlimit,direct,andservicesearches;whiletrunking;andblinkswhensearchingforthedata(control)
channelintrunkmode.
SearchingforFrequencies
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ServiceBandSearch
Contents
Withaservicebandsearch,Youcansearchforweather,ham,marine,aircraft,orpolice(andfire/emergency)transmissionswithout
knowingthespecificfrequenciesusedinyourarea.Thescannerispreprogrammedwithallthefrequenciesallocatedtothese
services.Thescannerstartssearchingwiththelastselectedserviceband.
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Inmanualmode,pressE(SVC).Thescannerautomaticallystartssearching.SEARCH,WXHAMMRNAIRPOL,and or
appearinthedisplayandthecurrentmonitormemorywillblinkatthetopofthedisplay.Tochangethecurrentmonitormemorysee
ListeningtoMonitorMemories.Youwillalsoseeachannelactivitybarabovetheselectedserviceband.
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